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No. 600,248. Patented Mar. 8, 1898.

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WILLIAM H. JAMES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ERNST H. HUENEFELD, OF SAME PLACE.

WOOD-BURNING STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 600,248, dated March 8, 1898.

Application filed Jul 20,1897. Serial No. 645,254.. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. JAMES, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood-Burning Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in wood-burning stoves, the object of the invention being to provide a sheet-metal heating-stove which shall be of simple construction and hence easily repaired and con structed and designed to rapidly and thoroughly heat a large volume of air and keep it in circulation around the outer jacket.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the parts and combination of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a stove embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in horizontal section of same. Fig. 3 is a view in Vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 is a view in plan.

A represents an outer jacket open at one end and rectangular longitudinally and square transversely. This jacket is mounted on legs Ct, which elevate the open lower end above the floor and carry the sheet-metal fire-pot B, which latter is closed at the bottom and top. The top of this fire pot rests up against and in contact with the top of the jacket, or, if desired, the top of the jacket may constitute the top of the fire-pot, and the lower end of the fire-pot is held against lateral deflection by suitable spacing-braces b, which latter also brace the jacket.

The top of the stove is provided with a flanged opening 0 for the introduction of the wood and with a flanged opening D for the attachment of a Stovepipe, the flanged opening 0 being normally covered by a hood 0.

Secured to the fire-pot B, near the lower end of the latter, is the draft-flue E. This draft flue is connected to the inner face of the jacket A, and the jacket and pot are each provided with an opening for the passage of air into the fire-box to maintain combustion of the fuel. Secured to thejacket A, around the draft opening therein, is a damper-plate F, which latter is preferably of triangular form, as shown, the upper inclined face of which is provided with openings designed to be more or less closed by a sliding damper. This flue E passes through the hot-air space between the fire-pot and jacket, and hence the air for supporting combustion is considerably heated before it enters the fire-pot.

The top plate G of the stove is perforated at its four corners for the free escape of the hot air. Hence it will be seen that acontinuous circulation is kept up. The cool air enters at the bottom and, being rapidly heated,

ascends and passes out into the room.

By employing an angular jacket and a cylindrical fire-pot I secure air-spaces of considerable size at the four corners of the stove, while the spaces between the corners are reduced in width and operate to move rapidly and thoroughly heat the air passing these points.

It is evident thatman y slight changes might be resorted to in the relative arrangement of parts herein shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

In a wood-burning heating-stove, the combination of an outer jacket angular in crosssection and open at its lower end, and a firepot closed at its bottom and curvilinear in cross-section, the fire-pot being slightly less in diameter than the shorter diameters of the jacket thus forming restricted air-spaces at diametrically opposite points intermediate the four corners of the jacket, and enlarged air-spaces at the four corners, the jacket being perforated adjacent to the upper ends of the enlarged air-spaces, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. JAMES. 

